Smart governance varies considerably across cities, allegedly due to the influence of the
institutional setting. Nevertheless, the institutional factors influencing smart governance have …

SCOTTISH POLITICS Page 1 PAUL CAIRNEY & NEIL MCGARVEY SCOTTISH POLITICS
SECOND EDITION Page 2 Scottish Politics Page 3 Also by Paul Cairney THE SCOTTISH …

This paper explores the governance of school-based and early education in England under
the Conservative-Liberal Democrat Coalition Government (2010-15). Drawing on three …

Examines recent evidence of a growing symmetry in the operation of devolution in Scotland,
Wales and Northern Ireland. This book makes one of the first systematic and detailed …

Devolution was introduced amid a rhetoric of democratic renewal and promised the active
engagement of local government. Local government has responded in different ways in …

This article reviews developments in Scottish local government post-devolution. In doing so
it outlines some expectations, assumptions and realities about local government in Scotland …

Abstract A ndrews R. and M artin S. Regional variations in public service outcomes: the
impact of policy divergence in England, Scotland and Wales, Regional Studies. Analysis of …

This book fills an important gap in our understanding of Scottish local government in the
dynamic new context of the Scottish Parliament. It provides academics, students …

This article examines three key, possible post-devolution trends relating to central-local
relations in England, Scotland and Wales. First, the Scottish and Welsh cases indicate that …

For many years, advocates of a Scottish Parliament hoped that its eventual arrival would
mark a new phase in local government: an increase in local autonomy and a redressing of …